+131 What "REAL" skillset does IB build? 35 2y
+11 PJT SA 2025 72 2y
+17 Private Credit vs Private Equity 5 2y
+9 Potential Employer Requesting Historical Base/Bonus Over 3 Year Period - Is This Normal? 2 2y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 PWP London Off-Cycle internship conversion rate 2 2y
+9 IB Internship Skills Development 2 2y
0 Aeris Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+11 How much should an MD at a small lower middle market boutique bring in every year in fees? 5 2y
+21 Thoughts on Cannacord? 7 2y
0 Stephens IB New York 1 2y
+38 IB Comp in India? 36 2y
+10 No first rounds yet? (SA 2025) 18 2y
0 Barclays International Corporate Banking FT 2024 4 2y
+12 How’s it like? - London BB off-cycle internship IB 2 2y
+1 Ducera New York 1st round? 3 2y
0 Working capital vs. net working capital vs. trade working capital 1 2y
+1 BMO Email Address 2 2y
+9 EVR RX vs PJT RSSG 5 1y
+4 Lazard poaches BOFA FSG head 5 2y
+1 Where to watch Barclays comeback strategy call on Feb 20 2 2y
0 Upward Mobility at GS SF TMT 1 2y
+3 Cantor Fitzgerald Tech IB Analyst SF 16 1y
+2 Ideal Background For Activist Investing? 2 2y
+7 Why Jefferies 7 2y
+23 Degree apprenticeship or uni…? 6 2y
+6 Breaking back into IB 2 2y
+9 DB Investment Banking Jacksonville Office 10 1y
+3 Evolving landscape of Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) 2 2y
0 Change in NWC Calculation 1 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+9 Exit Ops Question 1 2y
0 IB during the 2008 crisis 1 2y
+8 How bad is lateral hiring in London? 9 2y
+7 Maxit Capital — Toronto 8 2y
+41 Where most IB analysts end up after 10-20 years? 11 2y
+3 Leerink 2025 SA 2 2y
+3 With all the low bonuses and layoffs, is IB dead? 3 2y
+15 Delete 1 2y
+7 Moelis Coverage IB SA Interviews 10 2y
0 HSBC hiring TMT VP in NYC 4 2y
+39 Incoming SA At top US EB in London Wanting to start FT at top 3 BB (Disinterested in finance exit opps) 46 2y
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+3 Lincoln International Interview 13 2y
0 2023/2024 - Status update from laid-off bankers? 1 2y
+12 IB Recruiting 1 2y
+7 Waiting to hear back from Super day at Houlihan Lokey 2 2y
0 Best Utilities and Infrastructure IB Groups 1 2y
+3 RX SA2025 Recruiting? 2 2y
0 What does a typical Cap Markets Analyst do? 1 2y
+15 Am I Screwed? 5 2y
+51 HL RX vs EVR RX 17 2y
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0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+3 Houston 2025 SA Exits/Culture: Top BB (GS/MS/JPM) vs. Mid BB (Citi/Bofa/Barclays) vs. A&D (Jeff/TPH) vs. Boutique (Evercore/Intrepid) 2 2y
+3 MM IB locations 8 2y
+23 O&G Technical Prep - Need Urgent Help! 6 2y
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+45 Bonuses at LAZ/GHL/GUGG 50 2y
+21 Not For Profit Healthcare M&A 28 1y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 Citi Corporate Banking Spring Week Assessment Centre 3 2y
0 First Year Review- How to prepare? 1 2y
0 ING NY Portfolio Management 1 2y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 2y
+6 Should I transfer to Investor Relations in a BB from IB? 1 2y
0 Internship at Alehar? 1 2y
+22 Why does an increase in Accrued Expense affect Income Statement but not a decrease? 11 2y
+293 Baird Analysts Unionizing? 60 2y
+17 Master's Degree for IB SA '26 10 2y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 2y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 2y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+14 Wall Street Meltdown? 8 2y
+3 Off Cycle London 2024 6 2y
+18 Drinking & Summer Internship 22 2y
0 What does S&T do? 2 2y
0 GS Bonus Megathread 3 2y
+3 Maison Estelle - Referral 2 2y
+10 help me go into IB 3 2y
+6 Breaking into London IB/PE 4 2y
+3 Associate promotion sign on 3 2y
+1 Jefferies Email Format? 1 2y
+9 Jefferies Houston - Advice for O&G technicals 11 2y
0 Nordea - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+3 Lateral Process Length? 4 2y
+11 Bonus at Rothschild / Lazard 21 2y
0 Leaving internship early for BB 4 2y
+14 EB in Paris vs MM in London 11 2y
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+6 C&R primer / prep materials? 5 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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